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March 15, 2013

At the Movies: 'Dead Man Down' is lifeless, ludicrous

By JAKE COYLE
AP Entertainment Writer

Suspending disbelief is a part of watching most any action film, where bullets fly like birds and mayhem explodes as easily as a shaken soda can. But even in such a contrived movie world, it's asking far too much for us to accept that Noomi Rapace would be hounded as a “monster” for a little scaring around her left eye.

Dead Man Down

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Cast: Noomi Rapace, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard

Rating: R

Running time: 118 minutes


 
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